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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHO IS MY EXPLORER?
- Simon Fraser was born on May 20, 1776 in Mapletown New York.
- He moved to Canada in 1784.
- He got married and had nine children.
- He died in 1862.
- He joined the Northwest Trading Company when he was 16.
- He was a fur trader.
Photo by kevin dooley
WHAT DID MY DID MY EXPLORER DO?
- Simon Fraser discovered a route from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
- His explorations were done in what we now call British Columbia.
- He built a series of forts because it was important to start trade in the area west of the Rocky Mountains.
Photo by John Twohig Photography
WHERE DID MY EXPLORER DO HIS EXPLORATIONS?
- Simon Fraser built many forts throughout western Canada.
- He built the Rocky Mountain Portage House, Fort James, Fort Fraser and Fort George.
- He also found places like Lytton, Hells Gate and Hope.
- He then traveled to the Pacific Ocean.
- He also explored on the Fraser and Peace Rivers.
Photo by streamingmeemee (Tim Carter)
WHEN DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING?
- Simon Fraser conducted his first exploration 1805
- He made his second trip in 1808.
Photo by Billy Wilson Photography
WHY DID MY EXLORER GO EXPLORING?
- Simon Fraser was exploring because he want to find a trading route from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
- He was sent by the Northwest Company to continue trading west of the Rocky Mountains and to build new forts.
Photo by freefotouk
HOW DID MY EXPLORER EXPLORE?
- He used canoes that were 12 metres long.
- He also had help from the Indigenous people to learn to survive land .
- He travelled to many places to trade fur and packaged them in big bags and they were heavy to carry.
- He used a compass and a telescope to show him which way he was going.
- He kept a journal to write about things he discovered.
Photo by Calsidyrose
HOW DID THINGS CHANGE IN THE WORLD AFTER MY EXPLORER'S EXPLORATIONS?
- Simon Fraser built the first settlements in British Columbia.
- He found the Fraser River that we now have a route from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
- Some of the forts that Fraser founded are still in British Columbia and are tourist attractions.
Photo by paulhami
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR EXPLORE AND HIS DISCOVERIES?
- . I think he was awesome and knowledgeable because he made forts and trade routes.
- He was a thinker and an inquirer because he built many forts that people could stay in when they were trading.
Photo by Travis S.
